I stared at the queen wearing Han Su-Yeong's face.
That person was definitely not her. But then, how could she possibly know what my name was?
The queen was still smiling away.
“I'm sure you're curious as to how I know your name.”
She was the character from this worldview, and she was merely an existence that acted according to the rules set out by the 'Great Fable'. So, it was impossible for a person like that to recognise me not as 'Ricardo', but as 'Kim Dok-Ja'.
On top of that, she spoke of things that didn't align with the worldview, yet the sparks of Probability weren't suppressing her at all.
[Worldview is considering the possibility of expanding the genre types.]
[Great Fable, 'Kaixenix Archipelago', is condoning the current situation.]
[Probability restrictions imposed on some words has been relaxed.]
[Meta words related to the worldview have been acknowledged!]
I wordlessly stared at the queen before activating my skill.
[Unique Skill, 'Character List', has activated!]
Name: ???
Age: 50
Overall Rating: the applicable individual holds hatred towards you.
The queen's info still didn't want to appear.
I thought that was because it was Han Su-Yeong in the beginning. I figured that, as a person not registered with the Character List, her possession of the host would make it impossible to check out the information on the queen herself.
But, what if I was wrong?
“Are you Han Su-Yeong?”
“I used to be called that once upon a time.”
“What do you mean by that?”
The queen slowly blinked her eyes and continued on with her story. “Do you know the tale of a certain woman who tried to endure decades upon decades of time with nothing but her ultimately empty hope?”
“I do know of a man with a similar story.”
It was Yu Joong-Hyeok who replied in my stead, as he unsheathed his [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword].
The smile remained on the queen's lips as she spoke. “Oh, my pitiful former lover, it seems that you've come to your own execution ground.”
“Our engagement has been annulled already. Call me that one more time, and I shall slice your head off.”
Almost at the same time, the figures of both people disappeared from view. And then, these two incredible existences collided against each other, as the ear-shattering sounds of explosions rang out. The ceiling of the training grounds blew away; the sword winds and magical energy clashed to create a rising pillar of destructive winds kissing the heavens above.
At a casual glance, they seemed to be evenly matched, but if one were to look deeper into the flow of the battle itself, then that was definitely not the case.
After they exchanged dozens of moves in the blink of an eye, Yu Joong-Hyeok was left with a slight injury on his left arm. On the other hand, there was not one scratch on the queen.
Yu Joong-Hyeok was being pushed back. That inconceivably strong dude wasn't quite powerful enough to contend with the queen of this worldview.
On top of that, Han Su-Yeong's speciality, [Dark Flame]'s aura was rising up from the queen's left arm, as well.
“Dok-Jssi! You must get out of there!”
Yi Hyeon-Seong protected me from the royal guards trying to rush in.
“…..Dok-Jssi??”
It seemed that Jeong Hui-Won too had somehow regained her wits. Sadly, though, there was no time to pay them any mind right now.
The seconds ticked by and the previously-even balance of the battle rapidly tilted away from Yu Joong-Hyeok's favour. Because his opponent today just so happened to be none other than the 'Triple Master'.
“Han Su-Yeong! You need to wake up!”
I brought forth the power of the 'Great Fable' without hesitation.
[Great Fable, 'Demon World's Spring', has begun its storytelling.]
The Fable I shot into the air above with all my power created a gap in the fighting in an instant. I didn't miss that opening and jumped into the battlefield.
The queen grinned and opened her arms wide.
“Oh, the 'Demon King of Salvation'. The woman you're searching for has died a long time ago.”
“Stop making me laugh. Han Su-Yeong would never speak in that manner.”
“Are you aware of what the lifetime of 50 years means to a person?”
And then, someone spoke to me.
⸢You've managed to figure it out, haven't you, Kim Dok-Ja.⸥
Chapter end
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